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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Gerrard Etienne (ranked 4124 p4p, 4184 weight class) and Emerson Mccarty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jean Gerrard Etienne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jean Gerrard Etienne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Emerson Mccarty!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Etienne connects with a looping right hand.
Mccarty looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Etienne bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mccarty's head backwards.
Mccarty lands a jab to Etienne's midsection.
Etienne moves into range and connects with a jab.
Etienne swats away the attempt to clinch by Mccarty.
Etienne moves away from the strike by Mccarty.
Etienne lands with a cross.
Etienne throws a good cross that connects.
Mccarty misses with a few strikes there.
Etienne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Etienne lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccarty misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by Mccarty.
Mccarty feints the counter takedown.
Good exchange - Etienne coming out on top.
A big right from Etienne misses.
Mccarty takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mccarty misses with a series of wild punches.
Etienne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mccarty throws a series of punches but Etienne moves out of range.
Good shot there by Etienne.
Jean Gerrard Etienne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Etienne connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Etienne's corner calls for a 1-2. Etienne obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mccarty shoots in for a takedown but Etienne shows good takedown defense.
Etienne misses with a straight right.
Etienne slips a straight right by Mccarty.
Mccarty misses with a hook.
Mccarty lands a jab to the head.
Mccarty misses with a hook. Etienne ducked under it nicely.
Mccarty walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mccarty on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Etienne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccarty wants to clinch up but Etienne keeps it at a distance.
Mccarty doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big right from Etienne misses.
Etienne slips a straight right by Mccarty.
Etienne is looking to counter punch.
Mccarty fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Etienne connects with a crisp jab.
Etienne paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A lazy left from Etienne finds it's target.
Mccarty throws a series of punches but Etienne moves out of range.
Etienne swings for the body but Mccarty moves out of range.
Etienne is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mccarty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Mccarty misses.
Mccarty doesn't manage to clinch there - Etienne circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Etienne on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Etienne takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mccarty misses with a double jab.
Mccarty ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mccarty on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mccarty looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Etienne misses the jab.
Etienne just misses with a punch to the body.
Mccarty looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Etienne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Gerrard Etienne dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Etienne thuds his right hand into Mccarty's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Etienne cracks Mccarty with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mccarty slips a straight right by Etienne.
Etienne looks to land a right hand but Mccarty moved out of range.
Mccarty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Etienne.
Etienne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mccarty can do to turn this around?
Etienne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mccarty darts in trying to clinch
and Etienne counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mccarty is looking to chop away at Etienne's legs.
Etienne throwing a counter right hand but Mccarty manages to avoid it.
Etienne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mccarty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Etienne stuns Mccarty with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Etienne misses with a straight left.
Mccarty wants to counter with a clinch but Etienne pushes him away.
Etienne throws a shot from downtown. Mccarty moves away and avoids it.
Mccarty gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Some wild striking there from Mccarty.
Mccarty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Etienne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Mccarty might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Etienne has got the better of the exchanges.
Etienne lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Etienne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Etienne scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mccarty moves to clinch but Etienne breaks away
and Mccarty takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mccarty moves away from the strike by Etienne.
A swing and a miss from Etienne.
Mccarty has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mccarty throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Etienne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mccarty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Etienne connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mccarty. Mccarty circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Etienne getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mccarty lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Etienne circles away quickly and effectively.
Etienne swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jean Gerrard Etienne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Etienne walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mccarty checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccarty throws a sloppy head kick
and Etienne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Etienne has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mccarty pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Etienne is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Etienne lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good shot there by Etienne.
A big left from Etienne misses.
Emerson Mccarty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Etienne lands the left hand.
Mccarty is rocked!
Mccarty gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mccarty has Etienne pressed against the cage, preventing Etienne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Etienne working hard to break the clinch.
Mccarty keeps control of Etienne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Etienne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mccarty throws a left and a right that both miss
and Etienne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Etienne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mccarty.
Mccarty tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Etienne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mccarty doesn't manage to clinch there - Etienne circles away.
Mccarty checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mccarty tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Etienne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mccarty sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Etienne takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Etienne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mccarty.
Etienne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mccarty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Etienne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mccarty moves forwards but Etienne connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Gerrard Etienne dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mccarty needs to keep his hands up - Etienne had a free shot at his head there.
Etienne misses with an uppercut.
Etienne throws a jab but it's blocked by Mccarty.
Mccarty fails with a takedown attempt.
Mccarty wants to clinch but Etienne slips to the side
and Etienne counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jean Gerrard Etienne is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Etienne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mccarty wants to counter with a clinch but Etienne pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mccarty tries to clinch
and Etienne counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Etienne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mccarty changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nice defenses there by Mccarty.
Mccarty pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccarty is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Etienne with a hook.
Etienne lands with a right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Mccarty. Those never looked like landing.
Mccarty fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Etienne connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Etienne misses.
Mccarty with the counter takedown but Etienne avoids it easily.
Etienne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mccarty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Etienne scores with a jab to the head.
Etienne connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mccarty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Etienne misses with a straight left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Etienne.
Mccarty on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mccarty is still on wobbly legs! Can Etienne finish him?
A looping hook to the body misses from Mccarty. Etienne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mccarty seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Etienne looks to throw the jab but Mccarty is out of range.
Mccarty feints the counter takedown.
Mccarty ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Etienne throws the left hand but Mccarty avoids the punch easily.
Etienne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Emerson Mccarty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Etienne loads up on a big right hand but Mccarty slips the punch.
A big right from Etienne misses.
Mccarty throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Etienne.
Mccarty moves out of range as Etienne strikes.
Mccarty takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mccarty tries to clinch
and Etienne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mccarty throws a jab when Etienne was well out of range.
Etienne's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mccarty under the eye.
Mccarty tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Etienne defends well and Mccarty ends up having to push Etienne into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Etienne scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mccarty tries to clinch but Etienne is having none of it.
Mccarty closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Etienne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mccarty.
Etienne loads up on a big right hand but Mccarty slips the punch.
Etienne with a nice cross.
Mccarty throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Gerrard Etienne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Etienne, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Gerrard Etienne!
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